Why Are So Many Guitar Players Afraid Of This?

[@morganellieification]

"Why Are So Many Guitar Players Afraid Of This?" I thought it was Rhett explaining that guitarists can actually turn an amp down

[@jfar3340]

or sight read

[@jfo3000]

I'm always afraid of a chorus that is out of tune, like that one.

[@LloydWoodall]

Yeah, the title of this doesn't seem to apply in any way to the content.

[@bred9526]

no way

[@mathiasstrmmen6248]

​@LloydWoodall yeah, I don't get why Rhett and Ricks producer still think clickbaity titles is the way to go. It's annoying.

[@vicguitar1]

So many isolated guitar tracks of great songs don’t always sound amazing by themselves but in the mix just perfect !

[@danielcorrigan8805]

I feel like this is a lesson so many bass players learn early that guitar players take a while to get. Your tone needs to sit in a mix with other guitars, keyboards, bass, vocals, drums. Not sound like an entire band at once.

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

I appreciate the demo and behind the scenes building of the track. Sweet groove and solid playing. Like I'd expect anything less. I also love the shot of Penny being a studio dog. Thanks, y'all Be good to you

[@JakeReedmusic]

Wow! Those pedals are rad! So cool to hear that loop in action, too. Thanks for the shoutout!

[@MarkJarz]

TRUTH: “A lot of musicians forget it that it doesn’t matter how something sounds by itself…it matters how it sounds in the song”.

[@ardiris2715]

The Ross Distortion and an MXR phaser were my only pedals through the 80s. A Plush amp and some random high school project speaker cabinet that was actually pretty good. It nailed Missing Persons and Berlin. Guitar is why I suck at TV Trivia games. (:

[@hansemannluchter643]

MXR Distortion+ Script logo, MIJ Boss Ce-2, MIJ DS-1, MIJ OD-1 and a original TC-electronics SCF, for the "stereo-output" and flanger. (nothing beats the CE-2, except a JC-120 amp) Into a 1970's Marshall Bass head and a SF Twin Reverb.. Or 2 SF Princeton Reverbs...

[@dylanjastle]

I know Jake Reed! He’s an amazing drummer and also a funny humble nice person. Awesome that he got a shoutout here.

[@yardbirdsweet]

If I had to guess about the DI question, I think there's two big reasons: 1) Not every guitarist has access to a mixer/interface/etc. to get the DI sound, and when they first hear it, the reaction is often "wow, that sounds nothing like my electric running through my amp" and avoid it. 2) DI tone can be very unforgiving. Finger noise, pick scrapes, etc. all come out more than usual, and any sloppy technique seems to come forward much more than they do through a traditional amp. Your guitar signal is as exposed as it gets, warts and all. But like you said, DI can be a really interesting palette choice. I'm a big fan of double-tracking DI guitars, it creates a very unique effect.

[@nedludd3641]

Gosh, I loved that. I wish more people would show how they mix pedals

[@guillermodelnoche]

My favorite videos of yours are when a track develops over the course of the video. The song tells the story.

[@alexmasters23]

this video (framing, transitions, editing, etc.) are next level. you've always had very well-made videos but this was one of the most fun to watch in a long time

[@officialWWM]

I think he’s got a new guy doing it now.

[@nielsbosmobile]

At $189, the price does seem a bit steep for new players.

[@CorbCorbin]

Especially, when one can get better versions, with more features, of all the Ross effects, for the same, less or slightly more money.

[@TylerWilhelm-tj8tw]

Agree

[@timothy5974]

Too expensive. Go better used.

[@tompoynton]

That’s Boss Waza prices, pass

[@darwinsaye]

Under $200 is an “affordable pedal” price nowadays. We live in an era when some pedals cost $700+. More than some amps or guitars cost.

[@SamFromTheWorryPeople]

As a massive fan of Jack Antonoff, DI guitar is definitely something I've been using in more recent years. Great job man!

[@nedim_guitar]

Not everyone can make it work.

[@jimmyscott9720]

jack antonoff’s direct guitar tone in his work is so awful in literally the best way. i love it.

[@leftwrite]

Cool that you used the Jason Isbell Tele.

[@louaguado995]

Well, more knobs means more options. If I'm running around on a stage I prefer a simple setup, but if I'm looking for sounds in a recording studio I prefer more options to find the right sound for the songs. I've always loved the Ross Chorus sound, it's all over the Hemispheres album by Rush. I had an old 70's Rush flanger for years, that thing was built like a tank!

[@quinnreierson]

Limitations often breed creativity

[@narvul]

On stage I prefer programmable rack mounted suff because of its ease of use.

[@erock5b]

Glad to see a pro using a UA Volt interface. Makes me feel good about my purchasing decision.

[@TrevorrNourse]

Yes for sure, love mine!!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

i think the huge open studio ssns “control” room looks badass…im sure there are limitations not being able to separate the live from the monitor lsound, but it feels very dyi and loft-space. 👍🤷‍♂️

[@skeletor.stramen]

This is for me. I am a DI type. One piece of advice for everyone who is using amps and tube amps: if you don't have treated room to record it - you can forget it. Peace! 😊

[@Zach_Martini_Music]

Man! The studios looking so good and the production quality of this video is top top!

[@oldmanlearningguitar446]

Just sticking with JHS I’d say their “3 Series” is the better first pedal option at almost half the price. But if you like these, you like ‘em. Nothing wrong with them. And they have stood the test of time mostly.

[@RileySullivan]

7:39 reminds me of Orions Belte. Great sound. Rhett, if you haven’t heard them yet, I know you’ll love their sound.

[@Dazz1806]

Great video. Beautiful playing Rhett. Your guitar sound is sensational. I’m not a chorus person at all, but when you set slow and low just to give it a bit off movement, I loved it. For me, that’s how chorus should be used. Totally agree about going direct. There’s something about the clean pure simplicity of a direct guitar sound. Thank you guys for making these videos. They’re inspiring. Ps- would love to see an interface shootout

[@buaidhnobas1ify]

This is how I rate YT guitar players. I find something to watch, get bored quickly, and bring up a new tab in my browser. I leave the sound from the other tab open. Once I hear a sound I like, I switch back. Then if I stay till the end, I'll return again and again. Rhett is one of those players that I don't bring up another tab in my browser, to begin with. I always stay till the end. Rrett, thank you.

[@hbombdaboss97]

You just perfectly described severe ADHD

[@larsheuker]

Man your attention span is pretty bad haha

[@LewiDoesMusic]

These tones sound 80’s as hell! I love it! 👏

[@codyrathman]

honestly, this video sold me on Jake's drum sample pack

[@druwk]

Had a gig where my lead guitarist couldn’t make it, so I was doing all the guitar and singing. My amp died as we were setting up. No back line. Had to go direct into the board. At the time I was only using a boost pedal… Shitting a brick, but gig came off really well 😃

[@jtkane317]

That dog shaped rug really brings the room together, man.

[@Jerry_Fried]

There are over 200 chorus pedals on Sweetwater. There are over 180 compressors. There are over 600 fuzz pedals. There are almost 60 phasers. There are over 900 distortion pedals. So, really, it's not a big deal that Ross pedals have been resurrected. People may want them now that they're here, but there was no need or demand for them in the market.

[@Birkguitars]

There are so many times Rhett plays something and I think the sound is terrible but then he puts in a mix and it is perfect. There is something very different about how his brain works.

[@ZachariahConnor]

What a roast and a compliment

[@larsheuker]

I notice that high treble upper mids sounds harsh by itself but works nice in a mix. Bass and low mids sound good by itself but kind of dissapears in a mix

[@olafnelsonduerksen9676]

​@larsheuker That's how Soundwaves "work". And life by the way to: pleasant to everyone, but no one notices you. Be bold and do something "out of the box" and they see you.

[@guitarnerd_luke]

The Studio looks great!

[@valdochez25]

The chorus and distortion DI sounds like a synth. Really cool.

[@antonioamato8213]

When I had a little 4-track set up in my bedroom, I spent years using DI all the time. I think I mic'd up my amp twice! I had no choice. You work with what you have.

[@kalpakj]

Interface-off with budget options would be lovely!

[@BernaidRules]

Didn’t know these existed, love that you brought this series back to bring this gear to light

[@mark.guitar]

Interface off! Good shout. You could user it to do a basic "how to get sounds into the box" lesson...

[@jfar3340]

I thought this was going to be about sight reading and knowing music in general

[@MarcelandrieW]

The dog cameo was the best. Nothing like a chill studio dog.

[@EricMakingWaves]

A TON of 80’s pop and funk was recorded with the “desk tone.” Always a Strat just plugged right into the console. Usually with compression and chorus of course.

[@partriotsfight5039]

I absolutely love that Tele man. Wow its beautiful. My Richie Kotzen Tele is by far my favorite guitar in my collection

[@ChristopherGranning-tj3pf]

The chorus sounds good....I love the simplicity....

[@mikesalmo]

I love that bass tone. Sounds like Air’s Moon Safari… funny because it was retro sounding at the time, but now it’s older than what was emulating. Which means that I’m old.

[@TrevorrNourse]

Rhett - thank you for making this review. Love your honest reviews!! These sound awesome, JHS knocked it out of the park.

[@timolonnberg3205]

@rhettshull I wrote a long comment for you but I somehow screwed it up so here is shorter: a) you are probably my greatest source of inspiration and education in the music playing and producing community. b) I play the drums (e-drums) and the guitar (Les Paul, Nocaster, Strat professional 2 and maybach lester special jr p90 (which I am waiting to be delivered to me maybe on tue or on wed...I do my fun little recordings by using Moises, Ableton live lite 11, Kemper and some nice pedals and so on...I need a pair of good head phones as i use them ALL THE TIME...wheater i am recording, practising, noodeling or tone hunting...I live in an apartment with my 2 teen sons and the noise level should remain reasonable...the current head phones are Sony WH1000 xm3 with the cable and without the power on in the phones...I do not love so much the boosted or coulored sonic atmosphere when I play or record myself or when I try to mix the song. I am now ready to invest some money for the nice head phones...what do you recommend? I have been offered these for some discount from the original price: Neumann NDH20 headphones 340€ Sennheiser HD 650 studiophones 280€ or little bit more affordable: Rode NTH-100 100€ >What do you think of these and some other haedphones? ..or do you have some headphones for me to buy from you for a bro pricing?

[@johnnyb2495]

Great clip! Hones review is great and you found some great musical textures using these pedals...all of which I'm now thinking of getting, based on yours (and Josh's) vids. I'm "that" guy who likes the simplest knob layouts and minimal tweaking, maybe because I'm old-school. :)

[@BobHanson]

I always track in a DI line, it allows the ability to add or change things after the performance. I sometimes will aux out the recorded signal to other guitar chains and then back in, sometimes via an amp and mic. Awesomeness! Love the channel. Too bad you don’t line in Utah, I’d love to have you jam with my band. :) Cheers

[@shanef517]

A combined Interface and a simple 'how to record for beginners' in one vid would be amazing

[@MrSmiley1964]

The owner of the town music store was a Boss Dealer, the only Ross or MXR exposure I had was when I went to the city an hour away. But my first pedals were a '78 DS-1, '82 (?) CE-2 Still have them both, '64 Princeton Reverb '65 Strat. They were used.

[@nine9whitepony526]

My very first distortion pedal was the black ROSS distortion. I traded a Megadeth and Zeppelin cassette tape for it in 92. Still have it and use it to this day. They definitely made a good distortion pedal, never tried their other stuff.

[@gadavieira]

oh man, so good to see the tillyburst novo, was getting worried about it! U rock Sett Rhull

[@poundtacos4006]

A friend of mine, from my very early days of playing, had a Ross amp he got at a radio shack. He stripped it and put it all in a 10 gallon gas can. Was awesome!

[@texhaines9957]

I've played acoustic for over 50 years. Put a P-90 on an acoustic (Iris OG). Now an Epiphone Sheraton as the Gibson is just a bit pricey. Thanks for the demo.

[@IDriveAnAudi]

Nice giveaway and love the double bound telecaster!

[@HenryJackification]

Tom Verlaine was big into the DI sound on the early Television sound as well. Really gets you that shimmering twang.

[@aaronpaustian4]

I’ve been learning King of Oklahoma with that guitar. So sick.

[@jerryvahnknight218]

Pedals sound amazing! How do you like recording with the UAD 4 76?

[@Jack-je1zt]

DI guitar sounds, like David Gilmore, are what inspired me to build a wet-dry guitar rig back in the day. Wah in front of everything, then splitting to a Fender Hot Rod with just the Dano Daddy-O and Fab Tone in front of it, and a Fender Reverb with a Boss OC-3, Dan Eco, Moogerfooger Phaser, and the old silver box Dunlop Univibe emulator as a "chorus" in front of it. I liked having the crunch on the main attack and modulation stay relatively clean. Combining overdrive tones with a separate delay and vibe sound, or being able to go ham on both distortion and phase with completely overwhelming the sound of the guitar itself.

[@Thecariboumoose10]

Great demo and approach with the track build! Hope you are able to sell bunches of these things for Josh and JHS!

[@glennmichaelthompson4112]

I used to enjoy recording direct with an Alembic Series One (1976 guitar).... sounded so funky!!! A guitar I should have kept... but it was vey heavy...had to sit while playing it.

[@MikeVlcek]

Who ISN'T using Jake Reed's loops these days? The guy rocks. Great video :)

[@FrankMacDonell]

I still have my first pedal. It is the Ross distortion. If you like the distortion sound on the chorus to You Aint Seen Nothing Yet by BTO then this is your pedal.

[@EndangeredSouls]

Love the Isbell tele!

[@kingkahlo]

Interface-off is low key genius!

[@JamesVytas]

6:08 it has an almost sterile sound. Like it’s not in a room. The phaser accentuates that alien precision. It definitely has that Gilmore quality. Or sounds like a dub reggae thing. Sounds very 70s. Surreal. I love it. Is that a Jason Isbell telecaster? That’s my favourite looking guitar. The chocolate burst with double binding and dark fretboard. So retro and classic looking. Even the 3 ply black pick guard is really tasteful with that white centre. Echoes the binding.

[@michaelshearer3559]

My old Ross Phaser is still my favorite phaser, too bad it broke on me last year. This is exciting.

[@andoros.7017]

Cant forget the man himself, Les Paul, when drawing up the roster for the DI Shredsters Dream Team.

[@jimsalman7257]

Yes, let’s put Les at the top of that list. Of course, during his heyday, even a DI’d guitar signal flowed though all-tube analog circuitry. As a result, Les Paul’s recorded guitar tone was incredibly clear, yet beautifully warm at the same time.

[@CabritoIndigo]

“We should do an interface-OFF” …Gentlemen. You have my subscription. Keep up the amazing and entertaining work boys.

[@segueoyuri]

this DI tele tone actually reminded me of "It's a Mistake" by Men at Work

[@jimicrack29]

greetings rhett while watching this video your brought back a memory of how michael schenker got his tone he used a wah wah pedal an just set at a type of position then left it there. so cool. stay safe a loyal fan . ;-)

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

I agree about the compression pedal. 8 knobs equals who knows what each one is actually doing.

[@micahlawshe4705]

Yes! An interface face off would be amazing! I have been looking to maybe move forward from a Focusrite to a UA Volt.

[@anthonypanneton923]

Decades ago I had one of the original Ross distortion pedals. I think I got it used for about $10 and figured "how bad can it be for $10." I never used it much, and have no recollection of what it sounded like. I think I gave it to my younger brother.

[@dancrowe7860]

Interface-off would be much appreciated. Would be great to get your thoughts on the various interfaces out there, from entry to expensive, and see what is available for novice to pro players.

[@jorgemartinez42069]

Probably a pretty boring video, tbh. Almost every interface these days is "good enough" and the only concern should be if it has enough I/O for your needs. If you're at a level where you're trying to delve into the 1-5% differences between entry level and high end converters then you will be a professional in the industry and probably already know what you will need. You can make an amazing album on a Focusrite Scarlett, and the people who make videos comparing different entry level interfaces are just trying to sell you something.

[@hukl3945]

The Volt interface is the only audio interface I've sent back after testing. Was quite underwhelmed at its price point. The SSL 2 series is performing much better in terms of clean pre-amp gain and headphone preamp power. Plus it does not come or need any additional software and is cheaper iirc.

[@NateTheMeh]

The SSL 2 series wipes the floor with pretty much everything else in that price range. I’ve had my 2+ for 3 years and it has never let me down

[@BlackWolfTribe]

Love that Tele!

[@stepans2167]

Oh damn, this jam was right up my alley

[@4mescott]

Hey! A Jason Isbell Tele! I'm loving mine.

[@mikes062]

I just find it so funny how so many guitarists want a “clean platform” amp and then have an “always on” drive pedal, just buy an amp with the dirt sound you want or go direct in! 😂 I understand wanting 2 channels and actually using the clean and overdrive when it’s not a 2 channel but to me its just silly using an overdrive into amp that’s not distorting at all…but then again the point of playing guitar is to enjoy it how you want to so do just that! 😊

[@R0BL68]

Clean for sure !

[@sschmidtevalue]

I've been doing DI recording since 1980. I prefer it, since it gives me a lot of control over the texture.

[@richardcramer3542]

Thanks gentlemen. Always enjoy content that explains how to use simple gear for the average player. The gear hole can be very deep and distracting.

[@JeremyLeech]

That double bound tele is beautiful!

[@mikeomatic9905]

The Jason Isbell Tele! I had to replace the nut and fix a couple uneven frets... but it's gorgeous and sounds fantastic. And now it plays close to a Custom Shop!

[@JeremyLeech]

@@mikeomatic9905 it’s beautiful! I have a few double bound teles myself. Except I swapped necks and pickups on them.

[@davidmanson3311]

@@mikeomatic9905I absolutely love mine. It’s my for lifer electric

[@djay6651]

I used to have a Tascam 4 track recorder that recorded onto cassette tapes. I plugged straight into that exclusively. It didn't sound as good as through my amp, but good enough.

[@JamesVytas]

You sound so good with a drum machine and real bass.

[@jonathankrieger9121]

I'd love to see an rundown of your latest board!

[@timecop808]

I have a A.Y.A Tokyo R-Comp which is a clone of the Ross Comp (since the original was so hard to get), it's fantastic. I love it... so easy to use, really nice vibes.

[@Matches8466]

I love the song starting with the shot of your dog passed out on the floor lmao

[@KenMickey]

Excellent how to record guitar tutorial with a pedal demonstration

[@sebastiangutierrez2962]

Hey man great video this new recording content is great, since you are making a full on studio i think it would be cool if you made a video of outboard gear like mic preamps, a lot of players are starting to make small studios and the outboard gear world is huge and in comparison to pedals there is not a lot of information regarding the diference of 2 preamps or 2 compressors like there is on overdrives or pickups.

[@FrancescoDAndrea]

That drum sound!

[@hotrodjones74]

I prefer the simple pedal board set up. I have a Dunlop mini wah, Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion, Fuzz, Tube Screamer and a Fender MTG Tube tremolo. I hate all of those modeling pedals, too many bells and whistles. Gets in the way of my creativity. At the same time I don't mind a good solid state amp like an Orange Super Crush 100, that thing sounds fantastic and is practical for a gigging musician and guys who play a lot. A rig should be simple, practical and inspire creativity. I like the DI guitar sound. I may use this in the future.

[@gtrburn]

I had the Ross distortion, Ross phaser and a Cry baby wah wah as my entire pedalboard in the late 70s going into a 50w Marshall half stack. It was a blast and you could play all the tones of the day (Pat Travers, Robin Trower, Foghat etc) with that rig. I moved away from pedals years ago, but if these reissues inspire new folks to make sounds then good on JHS for bringing them back.

[@squirelova1815]

Oh Darn. This DI Ampless sound is the best I've ever heard. Imagine that.

[@andyglamrock]

That's a great song you came up with there

[@angrypickle]

Proably for the same reason so many guitar youtubers have click bait titles. :)

[@RandyFricke]

People now have boards with multiple pedals because the modern power supplies can accommodate multiple pedals like the Godlyke PowerALL Deluxe which can power up to 11 pedals. I don't like the two knob style pedals simply because not all pedals play nice with each other. And the more you have, the more likely that you'll have a pedal that you click on and the volume drops out noticeably. I've have pedals that on one board that will happen. The volume will just drop out. Then on another board, same pedal, you click it and the volume jumps. This is why pedals should have a level control absolutely. These old-style two knob pedals are OK if you're just running one or two of them. With these and other brands you may experience this. Your sound man isn't going to be happy if your patches aren't consistent level-wise. It will drive him nuts. I think a lot of guys are going discover this about these ROSS pedals. Return department get ready. I think you're going to be getting a bunch of them back.

[@jdray7813]

I have never used a fuzz, but you made it appealing.

[@wordofmouth7679]

Rhett, who makes/where can I get the multi multi guitar stand you have at 1:16 in the video? Also, as someone with more pedals than I know what to do with, this phaser pedal is pretty great. May have to snag one. Great video.

[@carlosfernandez3565]

Actually it sounds A LOT like the guitars on new music. It reminded me a lot of songs from recent years that went in that direction for sure. I mean it's understandable because that's what we all have at hand, but when I record direct into my PC, i send it through my amp output and try to simulate the cab sound with the ones included in the DAW, and more recently with IRs and it sounds exactly to what it's on real life, a Fender guitar going through a Fender amp, even without mics.

[@dlux703]

The Ross pedals sound very good. My only question is; if they are so simple, why can't they be about half the size? They would require a huge board if you wanted to have just the ones you're featuring, and have room for anything else.

[@anthonypanneton923]

its for the retro vibe.

[@shanewhite3820]

Sounds like someone’s been listening to Delicate Steve, don’t worry, so have I 😂 Good stuff Rhett!✌️